Video shows the ISS crossing the Moon
The silhouette of the ISS seen passing in front of the Moon.
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Lunar Eclipse visible from Australia and North America
An eclipse of the Moon will be visible in the early morning sky from the US
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Storms on Uranus and Saturn imaged by amateur astronomers in Australia
While Anthony Wesley succeeds in imaging one of the storms on Uranus with a 41cm telescope, his compatriot Trevor Barry spots the remnant of the Dragon Storm on Saturn.
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Eclipses and occultations of Jupiter’s satellites
Over the next year, observers will have the opportunity to observe Jupiter’s moons passing in front of and casting shadows onto one another.
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The sky in October and November
Brian Mills takes a look at the autumn sky
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From the Archives
John Chuter remembers the total solar eclipse of 1999
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The Sir Patrick Moore Prize
Nominations are invited for the recipient of the second BAA Sir Patrick Moore Prize
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ESA spacecraft Rosetta reaches comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
The Rosetta mission is now safely in orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and will study the comet as it plunges towatds the sun.
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Powerful storms erupt in the atmosphere of Uranus!
‘Bland’ planet Uranus comes to life as powerful storms are imaged by astronomers at the Keck telescope.
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Deep Sky Section Summer Update – from the director’s inbox
Images taken by Deep Sky Section members this summer
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